<p><strong>Review of the family Digamasellidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Iran with three new records and a key to the species</strong></p>

Twenty-one species of digamasellid mites were collected from Guilan province in northern Iran. Oligodentatus shcherbakae Barilo, 1989, O. tridentatus Shcherbak & Bregetova, 1980 and Dendrolaelaspis longisetosus (Shcherbak, 1977) are new records for the Iranian mite fauna. Redescriptions, includ...

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Main Authors: Leila Mohammadi, Jalil Hajizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2024-07-01
Series:Persian Journal of Acarology
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/85155
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Summary:Twenty-one species of digamasellid mites were collected from Guilan province in northern Iran. Oligodentatus shcherbakae Barilo, 1989, O. tridentatus Shcherbak & Bregetova, 1980 and Dendrolaelaspis longisetosus (Shcherbak, 1977) are new records for the Iranian mite fauna. Redescriptions, including figures, of the adult female for these three species are provided, based on the material collected from Iran. This paper provides a checklist for 31 digamasellid species recorded from Iran and a taxonomic key for their identification.
ISSN:2251-8169